1. Based on the research of Hofstede and England, and studies of cultural profiles of other countries, which of the following is not high in Japan?
a. individualism
b. masculinity
c. uncertainty avoidance
d. power distance
2. "Guanxi provides the little red engine of business transactions in China."Guanxi refers to ________.
a. network of relationships
b. giving bribes
c. government approvals
d. adequate power supply
3. Bukra in Arabic means ________.
a. "this can never happen"
b. "God will decide"
c. "tomorrow or sometime in the future"
d. "yesterday or sometime in the past"
4. As far as involvement in relationships goes, managers in ________ cultures separate work and personal issues and relationships; they compartmentalize their work and private lives, and they are more open and direct.
a. diffuse-oriented
b. specific-oriented
c. universal-oriented
d. particular-oriented
5. According to Harris and Moran, Americans can be characterized by which of the following traits?
a. goal oriented
b. formal
c. fixed traditional values
d. reliant on others